Classificação Científica

Reino:	Animalia
Filo:	Chordata
Classe:	Aves
Ordem:	Passeriformes
Subordem:	Tyranni
Infraordem:	Tyrannides
	^{Wetmore & Miller, 1926}
Parvordem:	Tyrannida
Família:	Pipridae
	^{Rafinesque, 1815}
Subfamília:	Piprinae
	^{Rafinesque, 1815}
Espécie:	C. erythrocephala

Nome Científico

Ceratopipra erythrocephala
^{(Linnaeus, 1758)}

Nome em Inglês

Golden-headed Manakin

Estado de Conservação

^{(IUCN 3.1)}
Pouco Preocupante

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Golden-headed Manakin

The Golden-headed Manakin is a passeriforme of the family Pipridae.

Characteristics

It is about 9 cm long. The male has a golden-yellow head and the rest of the body is black except for red and white feathers on the thighs seen only in display. The iris is white and the bill is pale yellow. The female is dull olive-green - paler below.

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Food

It feeds on small fruits, insects and spiders.

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Breeding

During the breeding season, the males gather in leks of up to 10 individuals on horizontal perches where they display to attract females using stereotyped movements. The display is extremely noisy with each male trying to attract attention to himself. It reaches a crescendo when the female appears.

The nest is a small cup built on a horizontal fork between 1 and 10 metres above the ground. The clutch is two and the eggs are greenish-yellow with brownish dots and streaks.